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Why Peace Is the Business of Men (but Shouldn’t Be)
Looking for a way out of Afghanistan? Maybe it’s time to try something entirely new and totally different. So how about putting into action, for the first time in …
Remarks by the President at a Memorial Service for the Victims of the Shooting in Tucson, Arizona (Video)
Official White House Transcript of Remarks by the President at “Together We Thrive: Tucson and America,” a Memorial service for the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona. McKale Memorial …
At Arizona Memorial, Obama Urges a Discussion that Heals
Tucson, Arizona - President Barack Obama played the part of “healer in chief” Wednesday night, honoring the victims of Saturday's mass shooting while seeking to calm an increasingly angry …
Words Matter: How Media Can Build Civility or Destroy It
The media can, as we know, promote fear, hatred, and extremism. Can it also lead us to greater civility and more productive debate? “Just as media outlets have been …
The Globe’s Limitations: How Peak Oil Threatens Economic Growth (Video)
In the second video in the series “Peak Oil and a Changing Climate” from The Nation and On The Earth productions, Richard Heinberg, senior fellow with the Post Carbon …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | How Violent Talk Blocks Sane Gun Laws
Washington - The slaughter in Tucson hasn't shaken us out of bad political habits. Instead of promoting a sober conversation about the dangers of violent political talk, it has …
Solution: Fixing General Disgust
We have to fix this or jeopardize a generation of junior officers. After World War II, many of the top generals who obtained four stars and the respect of …
Million-Plus Remain Homeless and Displaced in Haiti One Year After Earthquake
One year after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, more than 1 million people remain homeless in Haiti. Homemade shelters and tents are everywhere in Port-au-Prince. People are living under …
Giffords Shooting Reveals Flaws in US Mental Health Services
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot in the head at a constituent outreach event in a supermarket parking lot in Tucson on Saturday. In all, the gunman shot 18 …
Surgeon: Giffords Has “101 Percent” Chance of Survival
Tucson, Arizona - As doctors Tuesday gave their most optimistic assessment yet for critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the parents of the accused gunman in Saturday's mass shooting broke …